*Declan Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FORMER CLARE selector Declan Downes has taken charge of Ennistymon and Shane Daniels has finalised his Éire Óg management.
*Ryan Barry was among the goal scorers for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DOONBEG, Ennistymon and Kildysart recorded wins in the opening round of the O’Gorman Cup.
*Doonbeg’s Kevin McInerney gets tangled with Ciaran McMahon of Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THE RACE for the O’Gorman Cup commences next weekend with games on Saturday (February 15th) and Sunday (February 16th).
*Eddie Punch PROBLEMS in the health services which have been visible for over a decade and declining rural services crop up for Eddie Punch (II) as he puts forward the case for electing an Independent TD with bargaining power.
*Inagh Riverwalk which was completed using CLÁR 2023 funding FIFTEEN groups and schools across Clare are to benefit from €693,130 in funding under the CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) 2024 Programme.
*Emmet McMahon in action against Kerry’s Sean O’Shea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE may be one of four counties without a senior football manager for 2025 but efforts to appoint Mark Fitzgerald’s successor cannot be rushed, one of the county’s top footballers has said.
*Niall Kelly takes on Stephen Sheehan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LISSYCASEY have claimed the eighth quarter-final spot in the TUS Clare senior football championship in what was an emotional day for the village.
*Kildysart’s Rory McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A “great rivalry” between Kildysart and Lissycasey will be ignited this Saturday evening when the sides battle for the last of the quarter-final spots in the TUS Clare senior football championship.
*Cian Burke of St Breckan’s tackles Corofin’s Gearoid Cahill. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography HEADING into the final round of group games in the adult football championships this weekend eleven of the twelve teams are still in with a chance of making it to the knockout stages.
*Joe McGann. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Four green flags were the difference between the sides as St. Breckan’s got their Clare SFC bid back on track.